Today was supposed to be a huge demonstration across the nation. Everyone was expected to go to some place in their town, and show the administration about how widespread the dissatisfaction is, and how angry the people are. Motorbike gangs of oath takers and proud boys were supposed to be intending to disrupt the gatherings!
Well, I did go down with friends. It was a good time; I read all the placards; they were insightful and wonderful. One little kid, about 10 years old, had come along with her older sister, who was probably 12. The little one's sign read: Please Save My Library!
These are not the signs, and these are not the sorts of rallies that will impress or frighten the extreme Republicans who control the government. Essentially decent people have made the government decent and gentle for decades. But the stern face that some people have wanted the US to show the world has been conspicuously absent. The same with our demonstration.
Meanwhile, Trump has been showing a tough face to China. But not being consistent, many are not taking it seriously. This will prompt Trump to do various knee-jerk, poorly thought out, extreme retaliations. His Fox News friends will admire him, thinking: ah, that's subtle.
The time of subtlety has passed; today, actors who want to be noticed make big, bold, crude moves. We're in sort of a crude age. Clever, and high-tech, but crude.
Kay
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